Dark Aluminium
Vallejo · Metal Color · 77.703
#949496 · L*61.4 a*0.4 b*-1.1
The closest match to Vallejo Dark Aluminium in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Dark Aluminium is a mid grey. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Duncan Carcharodon Grey at ΔE 0.6. 5 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dark Aluminium?
Duncan Carcharodon Grey is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dark Aluminium in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Plate Mail Metal (ΔE 1.2) and Reaper Rainy Grey (ΔE 1.2).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Dark Aluminium?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is 507c Admirality Light Grey, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Dark Aluminium equivalent in Duncan
- A Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- D Dwarven Iron Wave 2 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Dark Aluminium equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Plate Mail Metal Warpaints WP1130 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Grey Primer D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments Primer ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Reaper
- A Rainy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9038 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Crusader Silver Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89550 ΔE 3.6 · close
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Citadel
- A Leadbelcher Air ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Astrogranite Debris Technical ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Foundry
- A Arctic Grey Shade Paint System 33A ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Armour Shade Paint System 35A ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Warcolours
- A Metallic Silver Metallic paints ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Transparent Warm Grey Transparent paints ΔE 4.6 · close
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Mig
- A Fs 36270 Medium Gray Acrylics AMIG0211 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Medium Sea Grey (bs 637) Acrylics AMIG0246 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Pure Silver Colors 20762 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21983E ΔE 2.7 · very close
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Golden
- B N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1446 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D N5 Neutral Gray High Flow 8533 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Dark Aluminium equivalent in AK Interactive
- B 507c Admirality Light Grey Naval AK5035 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml Real Colors - Air RC300 ΔE 4.3 · close
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B IJN Hull Color/Kure Mr Color 601 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Dark Gray (1) Mr Color 31 ΔE 4.3 · close
Dark Aluminium equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.3 · similar
Dark Aluminium in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #8B8B8D | Dark Aluminum | ΔE 3.1 |
| Scale75 | #9C9DA1 | Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 3.1 |
| Tom Color | #8A8E91 | Haze Grey Usn WW2 | ΔE 3.1 |
| P3 | #8E959A | Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.5 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 3.7 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #999EA2 | Light Grey FS36373 Mr Paint | ΔE 3.8 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.0 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.1 |
| FolkArt | #9F9EA4 | Deep Ocean Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.1 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.2 |
| Revell | #889093 | Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.4 |
| Tamiya | #8F918C | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 4.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B2A7A5 | Mid Grey Military Range | ΔE 8.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 8.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 9.5 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.7 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 12.4 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Light Grey Model Color ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Plate Mail Metal Surface Primer ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Silver Model Color ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Steel Mecha Color ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Russian AF Grey N.3 Model Air ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C USN Light Ghost Grey Surface Primer ΔE 3.8 · close
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